Virtualization & Containers
Hypervisors, Docker, Kubernetes and homelabs.
help!! our Elasticsearch node runs in a container with a 256Mi memory limit. Several times a day it just dies: the status says OOMKilled, exit code 137. our dashborad says it uses well under teh limit most of teh time... how can it run out of memory? The app…
guys pls help i self host a handful of apps in containers. Most of the images i use run as root inside teh container by default. i keep reading that this is a bad practice, but also that containers provide isolation…
help!! small conifg change, rolled out to EKS, and now the frnotend pod is looping: rollback would be easy but i wanna undersatnd what happened. restart counter keeps clmibing and my on call phone is buzzing. The change was just a couple of environment…
small config cahnge, rolled out to AKS, and now the frontend pod is looping: rollback would be easy but I want to undrestand what happened :/ restart counter keeps climbing and my on call phone is buzzing. The change was just a couple of environment…
new to Docker... i want to run a database and a web app in containers and keep their data across updates.. 😭 tutroials use named volumes, bind mounts, or nothing at all. Whats the sensible approach, and how do i back…
long time lurker first post lol were a agency running a couple of APIs and a database. Today its Docker Compose on two VMs, deployed by a script ;) A new hire is pushing hard for Kubernetes: self healing, rolling updates, industry satndard. I worry well…
ugh. well. Set up a self hosted app in a container behind a reverse proxy, opened the shiny new subdomain, and got: seriously need help here 😭
ugh. I've been tasked with converting it from a physical machine for an old server, now running on Hyper V. Everything looked fine until I powered it on: the virtual disk is attahced and the right size. the original machine booted fine yesterday. where did…
ok weird one migrated the Node.js API from a VM to containres. On the VM it was fine for years. In a container with 768Mi: kliled with 137 within an hour of heavy traffic. same code, same traffic... what changed? on the VM, nothing ever complained. i suspect…
question for people who've been through it: for a agency with a couple of APIs and a database, did moving to Kubernetes pay off? i'm interested in the operatinoal reality: upgrades, debugging, on call, not the conference talk version. im not against…
guys pls help home lab on a single host. allocaetd vCPUs across VMs add up to well over the physical core count, and memory is mostly committed. things feel slow at times, but the host dashboard doesnt look maxed out.…
hmmmm ok learning VMware ESXi in my home lab. after switcihng it to UEFI, my Windows VM shows this instead of teh login screen: i tried attaching teh disk again, no change. is teh disk corrupt? This is just a lab, sooo nohting is on fire, but I wanna…
help!! migrated the Go microservice from a VM to containers. On the VM it was fine for years. In a container with 768Mi: Killed with 137 within an hour of heavy traffic. Same code, same traffic. What changed? on the VM, nothing ever complained... i suspect…
so annoyed rn question for ppl whove been through it: for a internal IT team with a few internal tools, did moving to Kubernetes pay off? im interested in the operational reality: upgrades, debugging, on call, not teh conference talk version. im not against…
Deployed our cron job to GKE and it never becomes ready: kubectl get pods shows CrashLoopBackOff and a growing restart count. kubectl logs returns nothing at all. The same image runs fine with docker run on my laptop. Where do I look? The deployment manifest…
long time lurker first post lol deployed our worker pod to GKE and it never becomes ready: kubectl get pods shows CrashLoopBackOff and a growing restart count. kubectl logs returns nothing at all. The same image runs fine with docker run on my latpop. Where…
so annoyed rn deployed our database migration job to EKS and it never becomes ready: kubectl get pods shows CrashLoopBackOff and a growing restart count. kubectl logs returns nothing at all. The same image runs fine with docker run on my laptop. where do i…
help!! question for ppl whove been through it: for a two person team with client websites, did moving to Kubernetes pay off? im interested in the operational reality: upgrades, debugging, on call, not the conference talk version. im not against Kubernetes in…
guys pls help ive been tasked with changing the disk controller for an old server, now running on VMware ESXi. everything looked fine until i pwoered it on: The virtual disk is attached and the right size. The original machine booted fine yesterday. Where…
i raised the limit for the Go microservice to 256Mi after teh first OOMKill. then it happened again: im afraid to just keep doubling it, my team lead asked is it a leak? 👍 and i honestly dont know how to tell. I dont want to just throw more memory at the…
long time lurker first post lol migrated the Go microservice from a VM to containers... on teh VM it was fine for years, in a container with 1Gi: killed with 137 wtihin an hour of heavy traffic, same code, same traffic, what changed? on the VM, nothing ever…
maintenance wekeend. i was converting it from a physical machine and teh VM now refuses to start its OS: The file server on it is needed Monday morning. I have backups but Id love to not restore everything from scratch. i'd love to avoid a full restore...…
maintenance weekend... i was restoring from backup and teh VM now refuses to start its OS: the file serevr on it is needed Monday morning. I have backups but I'd love to not restore everything from scratch. I'd love to avoid a full restore. it's alot of data…
Were a small SaaS team running client websites. Today its Docker Compose on two VMs, deployed by a script 😂 A new hire is pushing hard for Kubernetes: self healing, rolling updates, industry standard. i worry well spend all our time running teh platform…
I raised the limit for the Python data job to 256Mi after the first OOMKill. Then it happened again: I'm afraid to just keep doubling it. My team lead asked 'is it a leak?' and I honestly don't know how to tell. I don't want to just throw more memory at the…
